Eyeless Fury
Lear threatens to pluck his own eyes out for this reason.
What is weeping?
The character referred to as a "whoreson dog."
Who is Oswald?
"How sharper..."
What is "than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child"?
"My sickness grows upon me."
Who is Regan?
This student was punished for refusing to flatter Buckley during the first lesson of the term.
Who is Isaac?
This character wishes to remain "the true blank of [Lear's[ eye."
Who is Kent?
Of bear, hyena, tiger or lion, the one not mentioned in King Lear.
What is a hyena?
"Blow, winds, and..."
What is "crack your cheeks! Rage, blow!"?
"Look, look there!"
Who is King Lear?
These three words saw Buckley lose his voice for almost half a week.
What is "Howl! Howl! Howl!"
Upon reuniting in the storm, Lear mistakes Gloucester for this mythological figure.
Who is Cupid?
This character is called a "toad-spotted traitor."
Who is Edmund?
"As flies to..."
"Oh, untimely death! Death!"
Who is Oswald?
This student took the longest to enter the classroom while blindfolded.
Who is Matilda?
The eleven letter word for the act of removing a person's eye or eyes.
What is enucleation?
The number of times the word 'serpent' is used in the play.
What is three?
"Cordelia, that art..."
What is "most rich being poor"?
"Untimely comes this hurt. Give me your arm."
Who is Cornwall?
The amount of students who regularly wore costumes during our reading of the play.
What is four?
Fathers that wear these "do make their children blind," according to the fool.
What are rags?
The bird once believed to kill its own children and then revive them by feeding them with its blood.
What is a pelican?
"We two alone will sing..."
What is "like birds i'th'cage"?
"Ask me not what I know."
Who is Goneril?
Any one of the texts from the practice exams Buckley sent out upon request.
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